Arantia Larochette controlled this Phase finale meeting from the second quarter onward and took a clear 99-46 win, their third victory against Basket Esch this season after earlier 70-46 and 85-64 results. In the standings, Arantia stay 5th and Basket Esch 6th.
The game was still competitive late in the first quarter. Basket Esch stayed close behind Emma Muratovic (Season PPG: 13.54) and the 13-year-old Portuguese Diana Costa de Sousa (Season PPG: 14.69), and the score was 15-14 before Arantia closed the period with a 6-0 push for 21-14. The decisive break came immediately after that. Coach Pedro Nunes Jordao's team opened the second quarter with 10 unanswered points for 31-14 and never let the game return to single digits. At halftime, Arantia had already built a 53-25 lead.
Jana Agnes (Season PPG: 13.21) was the main force with 30 points, matching her season high. Michele Elsen (Season PPG: 15.43) added 28, and Mathilda Wurth (Season PPG: 12.29) scored 21, also equal to her season best. Kyara Dos Reis da Cruz (Season PPG: 2.86) gave Arantia an extra lift with 10 points, her best mark of this competition.
Basket Esch had two clear leaders: Muratovic finished with 20 points and Costa de Sousa with 16. Muratovic also picked up three fouls in the first quarter, which complicated Esch's defensive balance early. Giulya Fiore (Season PPG: 3.17) contributed 5.
Arantia kept the pressure in the third quarter, moving from 53-25 to 61-25 with another 8-0 spell. The last period became one-sided: after Basket Esch cut it to 87-46, Arantia closed the game on a 12-0 run and reached the highest lead at the final buzzer. This win also stopped a four-game losing streak for Arantia, while Basket Esch now have four defeats in a row.
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